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SHANE BARTMESS: I was told by our trustee, Dan Bader, that when a cemetery <br />becomes vacated or abandoned, the township that the cemetery is in becomes responsible <br />for it. <br />JOHN OXIAN: It belongs to German Township. German Township owns two <br />cemeteries. <br />SHANE BARTMESS: They own the cemetery on the north side off of Adams Road, <br />near the Adam and Orange intersection, and they also own this cemetery. <br />JOHN OXIAN: I would like to have Wayne Doolittle oversee the work that is being <br />done over there. <br />Joann Sporleder made the following suggestions: <br />1. A record should be made of the existing tombstones in the cemetery and the <br />names that are on them. <br />2. A map should be made of the cemetery showing the correct burial sites for those <br />existing tombstones that actually mark a grave. <br />3. The tombstones that do not mark a grave should be put together in an area of the <br />cemetery, so that they can still be viewed by others. <br />John Oxian also made a suggestion that Wayne Doolittle take pictures to show where all <br />of the existing tombstones are located, so that there will be a pictorial file available for <br />future reference. <br />VIRGINIA O'HAIR: Are there any signs posted saying no dumping? <br />SHANE BARTMESS: No, there are no signs. <br />MARTHA CHOITZ: I will make a motion on application 2004-0305, that the following <br />application items be approved by the commission: <br />1. Trim dead branches and remove fallen limbs from mature trees. <br />2. Remove debris, dumped branches and leaves, and over grown brush. <br />3. Fill depressions where land has sunken. <br />4. Repair and reset headstones. <br />We also ask that someone in authority be approached to provide no -dumping signs for the <br />cemetery to stop debris and trash from being dumped there. <br />MARY JANE CHASE: Seconds the motion and it passes unanimously. <br />Commission members also strongly suggested that a fence be installed around the <br />cemetery as well. John Oxian suggested that the fence on the sides and in the back of the <br />cemetery be a six-foot chain link fence with the prongs up. Shane Bartmess suggested <br />that a four -foot wrought iron fence be installed in the front of the cemetery for esthetics <br />reasons. <br />4 <br />